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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Following nearly a year of protest, introspection and raw emotion, former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, who last May held a knee down on George Floyd’s neck for more than 9 minutes, has been found guilty of second-degree murder and two other charges in Floyd’s death. Chauvin has been remanded to the custody…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Jurors will get the Derek Chauvin case next week. Few know what it’s like to serve on such a high-profile trial. A juror who convicted a former Minneapolis police officer of murdering Justine Ruszczyk Damond in 2017 is speaking out for the first time. Only on WCCO: He told Jennifer Mayerle about…

Reg Chapman reports, from Brooklyn Center, that journalists were held and their photos were taken as credentials were checked, after protests of the death of Daunte Wright devolved Friday night. Top Featured Tags: – Minnesota News Press Release Distribution Service

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Late, last summer Minnesota farmers were facing uncertainties. But a number of factors helped change that and turned it into a near-record year for crop yields. “In combination with government payments, commodity prices and worldwide trade, I think things were affirmative and look good for farmers coming into 2021,” said Dave Nicolai,…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – Journalists with WCCO were detained by law enforcement officers on Friday night while reporting on a demonstration outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department, where a crowd gathered to protest the police killing of 20-year-old Daunte Wright. WCCO’s Reg Chapman reported that during the height of the chaos – which came after hours of…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The National Guard is becoming a common sight throughout the Twin Cities. Right now, more than 3,000 soldiers are helping law enforcement respond to the Daunte Wright shooting and the Derek Chauvin trial. The sight of the reinforcements makes some people feel safe and secure. But for others, it actually makes them…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Hopkins Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed Friday evening. Police say the incident happened at 15th and Main Street at about 6:30 p.m. Investigators say that they found a woman dead on the scene. A 28-year-old man was taken into custody, and police suspect he was driving while…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — St. Paul police say a 48-year-old man is dead after an altercation outside a downtown bar Saturday night. It happened on the front steps of Herbie’s On The Park on the 300 block of Washington Street at about 11:35 p.m. Witnesses say the victim fell and struck his head. He died from…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A 34-year-old woman was killed Friday night in a car crash near Cass Lake. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says it occurred just before midnight on 140th Street Northwest in Wilkinson Township. The victim, from Cass Lake, was ejected after her Chevrolet Impala went off the road and hit a tree. No…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — As the state braces for more unrest in Brooklyn Center with protests and the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, the state of Minnesota has taken the step of turning to other states asking for help. Months of preparation has gone into the planning for at least 2,000 National Guard soldiers to…

BALTIMORE (AP) — The former chief medical examiner for Maryland who testified on behalf of the officer accused of killing George Floyd is a defendant in a federal lawsuit over the death of a man who died under circumstances similar to Floyd. Dr. David Fowler was chief medical examiner in Maryland for 17 years before…

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Three people were killed and two were left wounded early Sunday in a shooting at a tavern in southeastern Wisconsin, sheriff’s officials said. Kenosha Sheriff David Beth said the suspect in the shooting at Somers House Tavern in the village of Somers in Kenosha County is still at large, but that…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The game between Minnesota and the Oakland Athletics scheduled for Monday night at the Coliseum has been postponed because of the Twins’ continued COVID-19 problems. Major League Baseball made the announcement Sunday and said the delay will allow for continued virus testing and contact tracing. MLB said the Twins and A’s…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota National Guard said someone fired at members in north Minneapolis early Sunday morning. The guard said its members, along with Minneapolis police officers, were “providing neighborhood security” near Penn and Broadway avenues when someone fired shots from a white SUV. It happened around 4:20 a.m. (credit: Minnesota National Guard) No…

BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — As protests intensified in the Minneapolis suburb where a police officer fatally shot Daunte Wright, a group of Black men joined the crowd intent on keeping the peace and preventing protests from escalating into violence. Hundreds of people have gathered outside the heavily guarded Brooklyn Center police station every night…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — State health officials Sunday reported 1,847 new cases of COVID-19 and 15 additional deaths. The latest figures from the Minnesota Department of Health show the total case count now stands at 556,381. Since the start of the pandemic, 7,020 Minnesotans have died from the virus. Fifty-two percent of eligible adults in the…

(AP) — The three weeks of testimony at a former Minneapolis police officer’s trial in the death of George Floyd were filled with indelible moments, ranging from witnesses breaking down as they relived what they saw to a clinical account by one expert pinpointing on video the instant he believes Floyd died. Derek Chauvin, 45,…

The former Santa Rosa home of Barry Brodd, who testified as a defense witness in the Derrick Chauvin murder trial, was smeared with pig’s blood and had a severed pig’s head dumped on the front porch in an early Saturday morning vandalism attack. Top Featured Tags: – Minnesota News Press Release Distribution Service